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Welcome to S&T's Skywatcher's Bulletin. More about the items below appears
on our Web site, SkyandTelescope.com, at the URLs provided. (If a link
doesn't work, just type the URL manually into your Web browser.) Clear
skies!
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THE ONGOING VENUS-MERCURY CONJUNCTION

Bright Venus shines low in the west-northwest at dusk with much fainter
Mercury very close to it. Tonight they're separated by only 0.1 degree,
and they'll remain very close for the next few days. Saturn, meanwhile, is
sinking farther to their lower right and getting harder to see. Binoculars
will help -- especially if the planets are dimmed by summer haze and
humidity.

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/article_1534_1.asp

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COMET CRASH COUNTDOWN CONTINUES

In just 6 days, NASA's Deep Impact probe will slam into the icy nucleus of
Comet Tempel 1. The comet is quite faint (10th magnitude) in the evening
sky, appearing large but with a low surface brightness. That means you'll
need a good, dark, clear sky to detect it with a telescope. Summer haze
and humidity across much of North America have been making the task
harder. Details and finder charts:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/highlights/article_1522_1.asp

Read all about the Deep Impact mission in the cover story of the June SKY
& TELESCOPE.

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OBSERVING PROJECTS

Did you know that SkyandTelescope.com has dozens of articles on observing
projects you can do? Whether you use a telescope, binoculars, or just the
unaided eye, check out what's available:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/

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SKY AT A GLANCE

The Moon is at last quarter on Tuesday, June 28th. Bright Jupiter blazes
high in the southwest after dusk. And we've made a daily animation of the
three-planet dance in twilight; see the link in the first caption at:

http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance

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